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2. Apart from the suggested routes, what other information does Google Maps provide that helps you plan your journey to school?

3. How useful and reliable do you think are the information that Google Maps provide?

4. Post your work in your personal blog.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(b) Personalising Google maps:For beginners, watch the following videoclip before getting started

Source: Google. (2009, December 06). How to create a "My Map" in Google Maps [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftFnot5uXw

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The Task (Part 2) - ON YOUR OWN

1. Using Google Maps, create a map on ONE of the following:

(a) Some places that you been to, in Singapore, during this school vacation; or

(b) Some places that you been to overseas

2. Your personalised map should have the following:

At least 3 landmarks/places marked on the map.

For each landmark/place, there should be at least one image and a brief description.

3. Generate the code of the map and embed it the same post (in your personal blog) created in the previous activity. Provide your post with a name and briefly share what you did in the place(s) you visited.

Here's a an example of how your personalised map will look like when embedded in the post.